World leaders at CSW70 put ending violence against women and girls at the top of the agenda

At the first-ever annual High-level Meeting on Violence Against Women and Girls held during the Commission on the Status of Women, more than 100 countries in the presence of a large number of civil society organizations gathered to share what works – and demand the political will, funding, and accountability to make it happen. The meeting took place against a stark reality: at least one in three women worldwide experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, and progress remains stubbornly slow. Participants stressed that the cost of inaction is borne not onl... [4506 chars]